Chrome for Android updated with stability and security fixes

Google Chrome for Android has been updated over Google Play, the first such update since Google's mobile browser exited beta at Google I/O back in June. There are no major feature additions in the new version 18.0.1025308, but there is a selection of fixes for "medium"-rated security issues, as well as stability fixes.

The new Chrome also seems a tad speedier on image-heavy sites like Android Central -- let us know in the comments if you're noticing the same effect.

If you're already running Chrome, head to the "My Apps" menu in the Google Play Store to grab the new update. If you're not, you can use the Google Play link above to jump straight to the latest version. Note that you still need to be on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or 4.1 Jelly Bean to install Chrome.

Immediately after, reboot your phone, and fix permissions (for good measure) if you're a root user.
After it's booted up, just go into Google Play and accept the usual agreement. Then try downloading the app(s) again. That *should* take care of it.
This procedure *does not* wipe any important data, so don't worry about that. It's just reestablishing the link between your phone and Google Services.

Took a force stop, data clear, and uninstall-reinstall to get it working for me, but the new update is working fine on my ageing Captivate. It's still kinda slow, but seems to function the best out of the browsers that I have tried once it is loaded.

Seems slower than other browsers. I just use the stock browser because it has flash. I want to like this, but it performs worse than other options. Not sure besides nice transitions what this is supposed to do for me, and it's larger than other browser installs.

Seems slower than other browsers. I just use stock browser because it has flash. I want to like this, but it performs worse than other options. Not sure besides nice transitions this is supposed to do for me, and it's larger than other browser installs.

Open a mostly text page in the both browsers.
Close both browsers
Settings / Apps / Running / Show cached background processes / kill all browsers.
Then open each browser again and time them. They are pretty much the same.

However, I've found that just HAVING it INSTALLED slows down my Tablets (Acer A500 and A700) even when it hasn't been used. Scrolling around on the tablet home screens, (not in the browser at all) is noticeably slower.

Agreed, compared to say Opera mobile on my phone it would definitely be molasses in winter. I avoid chrome on my phone but keep it installed just in case Google someday figures out how to make it worth using.

still useless on Asus TF700, in fact every browser aside from Dolphin for Pad has been useless on this thing but Chrome is by far the worst on it. Chrome works perfectly fine on my S III though. /shrug